[jackbl]

Hi all, i came across something interesting so would like to share w u ppl here:

Idiomatic Expressions and Slangs from Sài Gòn
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bà tám: a woman who gossips

bác = tiền = money

bèo
Definition:
1. dirt cheap
2. bad quality

bó tay
Definition: 1) chịu thua = to yield; to give up; đầu hàng = to surrender
2) một việc khó thực hiện = an impossible task to do
3) không có gì hay/tốt hơn = nothing is better than this

(cáo) giả nai
Definition:
giả vờ ngây thơ/vô tội = pretending to be innocent/meek/gentle

chảnh
Definition: -kiêu/kiêu căng, làm bộ = stuck up, snob
-lemon question (chanh= lemon, hỏi = diacritic mark)= literal translation from Vietnamese to English of how chảnh is spelled by Vietnamese (chanh hỏi chảnh)

chạy
Definition: to make a deal under the table, to bribe

chạy mất dép
Definition: to run away so fast due to fear


chết liền
Definition: to die immediately (literally)
Example: A: Chị có biết lái xe máy không?
B: Biết chết liền! (Nếu tôi biết thì tôi chết liền! = Tôi không biết.)

choáng
Definition: 1) ngạc nhiên; sốc = surprised; shocked
2) impressive
Etymology:
Choáng, shortened from choáng váng, literally means shocked into a daze (blindness or deafness). When you are shocked, you are, of course, surprised and something that can shocked you is indeed impressive.

chuối
Definition: 1) xấu, dở, tệ = bad, awful, ugly
2) vụng về = clumsy; unskillful

dỏm
Definition: xấu, dở = bad quality